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30477

in Wadley, GeorgiaPopulation 2,697

ZipVitals Score
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31.84/ 100

Ranked #30,354 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 5.4%)

Ranked #686 of 711 Georgia ZIPs (bottom 3.6%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Self-care disability

9.2%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with difficulty dressing or bathing.

Full methodology ›

Stroke

7.2%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have had a stroke.

Full methodology ›

Diabetes

23.3%

in the top 1.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Full methodology ›

Tooth loss

32.8%

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 65 and older who have lost all of their natural teeth.

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Vision disability

11.4%

in the top 2.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are blind or have serious difficulty seeing even with glasses.

Full methodology ›

Independent-living disability

15.4%

in the top 2.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor’s office, because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

Full methodology ›

Mobility disability

27.4%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs.

Full methodology ›

High blood pressure

53.7%

in the top 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure.

Full methodology ›

Fair or poor health

35.2%

in the top 2.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST98th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who rate their own general health as fair or poor.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

42.8%

in the top 1.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST96th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Wadley, Georgia (ZIP 30477) stands in the bottom 5.4% nationally (30,354th) and the bottom 3.6% of Georgia (686th).

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled self-care disability stands in the top 1.3% nationally, and stroke sits in the top 1.0% nationally. Modeled diabetes resides in the top 1.0% nationally, and tooth loss stands in the top 1.9% nationally. Modeled vision disability sits in the top 2.8% nationally, independent living disability resides in the top 2.2% nationally, and mobility disability stands in the top 1.4% nationally. Modeled high blood pressure sits in the top 1.2% nationally, fair or poor health resides in the top 2.6% nationally, and loneliness stands in the top 1.3% nationally.

ZIP 30401, just across the boundary, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby. Modeled tooth loss stands in the top 1.9% nationally.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 77%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Mental Health

healthier than 51%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 4%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 31%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 22%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 68%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 87%

5%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 45%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 44%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 2%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 6%

11%

Disability

healthier than 2%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 21%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Clean environment, heavy chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 77.3; chronic-disease standing 1.9 (bottom 10%) — 75 points apart, cleaner on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #741 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults35.3%31.6–39.1
High blood pressure among adults53.7%49.2–58.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults7.4%6.7–8.2
Current asthma among adults12.3%10.9–13.9
Coronary heart disease among adults10.4%9.3–11.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults12.4%10.8–14.0
Depression among adults19.1%16.1–22.4
Diagnosed diabetes among adults23.3%20.6–26.1
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened42.8%38.1–47.4
Obesity among adults44.7%36.4–53.3
Stroke among adults7.2%6.5–7.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years32.8%28.2–38.2
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years18.4%15.6–21.4
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure83.6%81.2–85.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults82.7%79.5–85.6
Cholesterol screening among adults86.7%84.9–88.5
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years61.5%56.4–66.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults46.6%43.2–50.7
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years75.7%68.5–82.5
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults9.8%7.8–12.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults22.1%19.0–25.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults42.4%36.7–48.1
Short sleep duration among adults44.5%37.6–52.0
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults35.2%31.1–39.2
Frequent mental distress among adults19.5%17.3–21.8
Frequent physical distress among adults20.1%17.7–22.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults19.7%17.4–22.2
Any disability among adults44.5%39.5–49.6
Hearing disability among adults8.6%7.7–9.6
Independent living disability among adults15.4%13.6–17.2
Mobility disability among adults27.4%24.1–30.6
Self-care disability among adults9.2%8.1–10.3
Vision disability among adults11.4%10.2–12.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults31.2%27.1–35.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults35.3%30.7–39.6
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults33.8%29.5–37.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults25.9%22.6–29.1
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults16.9%14.8–19.0
Loneliness among adults42.8%37.3–48.5
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults18.4%16.1–20.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate21.2%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36413.8% (5.6–27.5%) n=709
Uninsured 18–6425.7%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28618.3% (8.4–29.7%) n=713
No HS diploma (25+)23.3%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50512.1% (3.9–22.9%) n=720
Bachelor's or higher (25+)13.1%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50521.3% (9.1–49.2%) n=720
Unemployment rate (16+)4.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2744.1% (0.6–9.6%) n=714
Households without a vehicle8.9%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.4% (0.3–12.3%) n=707
Broadband subscription74.2%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.5–96.4%) n=707
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)28.4%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32225.1% (13.6–38.3%) n=707
Homeownership rate71.0%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32273.7% (48.8–89.0%) n=707
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.2%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–5.0%) n=707
Foreign-born population11.1%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5533.8% (0.0–15.8%) n=720
Single-parent households51.5%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08748.8% (36.1–66.7%) n=705
Population 65+23.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55317.0% (10.0–28.3%) n=720
Median age45.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29239.8 yr (33.1–51.4) n=715
Median household income$46,161$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$65,254 ($44,032–$106,158) n=677
Median home value$74,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$215,200 ($91,000–$413,150) n=666
Median gross rent$682$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$993 ($694–$1,769) n=627
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)GA median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy unavailable for this ZIP — fewer than 80% of the census tracts that make it up could be matched across the 2010→2020 tract-boundary revision, so no value is published rather than an unreliable one. See how coverage gaps are handled.
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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured